Trouble on Academy Island, Episode 2: The Previous Winner
The chopper landed in Domino City, in front of a large white house.
"No way! You live in Domino in this big a house, Alexis?!" Jaden asked.
"Uhhh, yeah. My dad is the CFO of Kaiba Corp., and my mom works as an Executive VP there. She got the job through a very famous friend of hers, a famous duelist, as a matter of fact."
"Ah yes, I remember hearing about that. The great Yugi Moto challenged Kaiba to a duel with the addendum that if he won, his friend Téa would receive a job there as a Technological Consultant. He did, and Téa was promoted 8 times in 3 years, finally stopping at her current position 7 years ago. It was all over the news." Bastion replied.
(Note: I'm assuming that GX occurred 15 years after the original series for flexibility.)
"Your mom is Yugi's best friend, Lex? I have to meet her!" Jaden was ready to jump out of the chopper.
"That's not…the whole story, J," Alexis stated gloomily, "they were engaged when the duel happened, but my mom became a workaholic and Yugi couldn't deal with that. He broke it off a week before the wedding and my mom turned around and married the CFO of Kaiba Corp., Timothy Rhodes, my dad."
"So? She still knows Yugi!"
"Are you an idiot, Jaden?" Chazz quipped, "The point is, she won't wanna talk about Yugi with you."
"Why not?"
"Oh, just drop it guys," Aster said dryly.
"Look, you guys stay here while I get Atticus," Alexis said as she stepped down onto the ground.
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When Alexis and Atticus returned, Atticus told the pilot where to find Zane, and he went to the back to catch up with the others.
"So, Atticus, Alexis tell you where we're goin'?" Jaden asked.
"Yeah, and you guys are in for one hell of a ride."
"How so?" Bastion asked.
"I should probably wait for Zane to go into any depth, but let me give a little teaser. Academy of the Americas is a four year school."
"Awesome news." Chazz said sarcastically.
"What he means is," Aster chimed in, "that a few students from the last tournament will still be participating."
"Bingo." Atticus answered.
"We should be in for some good matches then." Aster said.
They caught up in general after that.
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The chopper landed at a hotel called "Pro Inn", where Zane was, according to Atticus, staying for the time being. Atticus came out with Zane a few minutes later.
"So what was the tournament like, Zane?" asked Bastion.
"Intense. Atticus over there didn't win any duels."
"Shut up, Zane."
"What about you? I bet you won it all Zane!" exclaimed Jaden.
"No, not me. I lost when there were four contestants left though."
"YOU lost?! No way," Jaden was utterly surprised at this, "to whom?"
"One of the best duelists I've ever laid eyes upon. He's a kid from America. Actually, he was in his first year back then."
"Which means he'll be there this year," Chazz stated.
"What's his name?" asked Alexis.
"He calls himself 'The Silent God', but if my memory serves me, his actual name is Tanner Morganis."
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Two things: 1. I decided it was best for Zane to be good; 2. I know Atticus is OOC, but one idiot (Jaden) is enough for this story.
Who is Tanner Morganis? Why does he call himself "The Silent God"? Find out in the next chapter! Maybe not though.
Next Chapter: Arrival
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